AMADO V, HERNANDEZ

Hagonoy, Bulacan (1903-1970)

National Artist for Literature - 1973

 Poet, playwright, novelist

 He practiced “committed art” and he was known as the “Manunulat ng Manggagawa.”
 In his view, the function of a writer is to act as the conscience of the human spirit in the face of inequity and
oppression.
 His works talked about the struggles of Filipino laborers
 He was known for his criticism of social injustices in the Philippines.
 He was the central figure in a landmark legal case that took 13 years to settle.
 He began writing in Tagalog for the newspaper Watawat (Flag)
 Later he wrote a column for the Tagalog publication Pagkakaisa (Unity) and became the editor of Mabuhay
(Long Live).
 In 1922, at the age of 19, he became a member of the literary society Aklatang Bayan which included noted
Tagalog writers, Lope K. Santos and Jose Corazon de Jesus.

WORKS:

Novels:

 Luha ng Buwaya (Crocodile Tears), 1969.

 Mga Ibong Mandaragit (Birds of Prey), 1972.
 Pili sa Pinili (Chosen from the Selected), 1964.

Poems:

 Isang Dipang Langit

 Panata sa Kalayaan
 Ang mga Kayamanan ng Tao
 Ang Dalaw Kay Silaw
 Bartolina
 Kung Tuyo Na ang Luha Mo Aking Bayan
 Bayang Malaya
 Ang Taong Kapos
 Bayani
 Sa Batang Walang Bagong Damit
 Isang Sining ng Pagbigkas
 Ang Panday
 Inang Wika
 Ang Tao
 Pamana
 Ang Aklasan